Official NHK Kouhaku 2011 lineup

[LacusClyne]

finally it looks like the red team had a chance to win this year!

[Damita]

Can't believe I'm the first to post about Shiina Ringo finally making an appearance, what's wrong with you guys!?

But yes, DEFINITELY gotta be Red this year!

[Midori-chan]

Both teams are amazing this year, but I'm rooting for the ladies, of course!!

I'm so happy to see Ringo Shiina and Ayaka on the list! I can't wait to see their performances!!
And I'm also looking forward to see Arashi, Tohoshinki and Ayu-chan (but the last one goes without saying! )!

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

red team rocks

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Ayu, Seiko, Koda, Yuming.... Red Team has like, the best uta-hime ever... haha

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

uta-hime LOL

[Zemus]

It's beyond me how a respected singer-songwriter such as Yuming only attended Kouhaku once prior to this year, and that was in 2005.
She has been active since early 70's. Haru yo, Koi performance, anyone?

Originally Posted by YUKARI

yay, Ayu's there!! sad there's no Namie, but she didn't attend Kouhaku last years, right?

She chose not to, from what I've understood, she likes to spend New Years with her son rather than attend the event.
Last appearance was 2003. It has been confirmed that NHK invited her to perform in 2004 and 2008, but she declined both times.

[Bigtop]

Here are what the performers going to perform:

Red team (female)

Spoiler:

　ａｉｋｏ「恋のスーパーボール」

　絢香「みんな空の下」

　アンジェラ・アキ「Ｏｎｅ　Ｆａｍｉｌｙ」

　いきものがかり「歩いていこう」

　石川さゆり「津軽海峡・冬景色」

　ＡＫＢ48「紅白２０１１　ＡＫＢスペシャルＭＩＸ～がんばろう日本！～」

　ＫＡＲＡ「ＫＡＲＡ２０１１スペシャルメドレー」

　川中美幸「二輪草」

　倖田來未「愛を止めないで」

　伍代夏子「金木犀」

　小林幸子「おんなの酒場」

　坂本冬美「夜桜お七」

　椎名林檎「カーネーション-紅組なら誰でも！」

　少女時代「ＧＥＮＩＥ」

　天童よしみ「愛燦燦」

　西野カナ「たとえ　どんなに…」

　Ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ「レーザービーム」

　浜崎あゆみ「ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ」

　平原綾香「おひさま～大切なあなたへ」

　藤あや子「あや子のお国自慢だよ～がんばろな東北！！紅白スペシャル～」

　松田聖子、神田沙也加「上を向いて歩こう」

　松任谷由実「（みんなの）春よ、来い」

　水樹奈々「ＰＯＰ　ＭＡＳＴＥＲ」

　水森かおり「庄内平野　風の中」

　和田アキ子「あの鐘を鳴らすのはあなた」

　芦田愛菜、鈴木福「マル・マル・モリ・モリ！」

　夏川りみ、秋川雅史「あすという日が」

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/201...04695536.shtml

White team (male)

Spoiler:

　嵐「２０１１紅白スペシャルメドレー」

　五木ひろし「ふるさと」

　猪苗代湖ズ「Ｉ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｙｏｕ＆Ｉ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｙｏｕ　ふくしま」

　ＥＸＩＬＥ「Ｒｉｓｉｎｇ　Ｓｕｎ」

　ＮＹＣ「１００％勇気ＮＹＣ」

　北島三郎「帰ろかな」

　郷ひろみ「Ｇｏ　Ｓｍｉｌｅ　Ｊａｐａｎ」

　ＳＭＡＰ「ＳＭＡＰ　ＡＩＤ　紅白ＳＰ」

　千昌夫「北国の春」

　東方神起「Ｗｈｙ？（Ｋｅｅｐ　Ｙｏｕｒ　Ｈｅａｄ　Ｄｏｗｎ）」

　ＴＯＫＩＯ「見上げた流星」

　徳永英明「時代」

　ＡＡＡ「ＣＡＬＬ」

　長渕剛「ひとつ」

　西田敏行「あの街に生まれて」

　氷川きよし「情熱のマリアッチ」

　平井堅「いとしき日々よ」

　ＦＵＮＫＹ　ＭＯＮＫＥＹ　ＢＡＢＹＳ「それでも信じてる」

　福山雅治「家族になろうよ」

　ｆｌｕｍｐｏｏｌ「証」

　細川たかし「ねぶた」　ポルノグラフィティ「ワンモアタイム」

　森進一「港町ブルース」

　ゆず「Ｈｅｙ和」

　Ｌ，Ａｒｃ～ｅｎ～Ｃｉｅｌ「ＣＨＡＳＥ」

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/201...04695593.shtml

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/201...04695546.shtml
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html

[Zemus]

Thanks. Here is the same with translation.

62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen songs announced
Posted on December 20, 2011 by tokyograph

On Tuesday, NHK announced the song list for this year’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Several groups will be performing medleys, including Arashi, AKB48, SMAP, and KARA. It has also been announced that Matsuda Seiko and Kanda Sayaka’s performance will participate via relay broadcast from Matsuda’s concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, and Fukuyama Masaharu will participate via relay broadcast from his concert at Pacifico Yokohama.

The songs, in Japanese alphabetical order by artist, are:

Red Team

• aiko – Koi no Super Ball
• Ayaka – Minna Sora no Shita
• Angela Aki – One Family
• Ikimono Gakari – Aruite Ikou
• Ishikawa Sayuri – Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki
• AKB48 – Kouhaku 2011 AKB48 Special Mix ~Ganbarou Nippon!~
• KARA – KARA 2011 Special Medley
• Kawanaka Miyuki – Nirinsou
• Koda Kumi – Ai wo Tomenaide
• Godai Natsuko – Kinmokusei
• Kobayashi Sachiko – Onna no Sakaba
• Sakamoto Fuyumi – Yozakura Oshichi
• Shiina Ringo – Carnation -Akagumi Nara Daredemo
• Shoujo Jidai – GENIE
• Tendo Yoshimi – Ai Sansan
• Nishino Kana – Tatoe Donna ni...
• Perfume – Laser Beam
• Hamasaki Ayumi – progress
• Hirahara Ayaka – Ohisama ~Taisetsu na Anata e~
• Fuji Ayako – Ayako no Okuni Jiman da yo ~Ganbarou Tohoku!! Kouhaku Special~
• Matsuda Seiko x Kanda Sayaka – Ue wo Muite Arukou
• Matsutoya Yumi – (Minna no) Haru Yo, Koi
• Mizuki Nana – POP MASTER
• Mizumori Kaori – Shounai Heya Kaze no Naka
• Wada Akiko – Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata

White Team

• Arashi – 2011 Kouhaku Special Medley
• Itsuki Hiroshi – Furusato
• Inawashirokos – I love you & I need you Fukushima
• EXILE – Rising Sun
• NYC – 100% Yuuki NYC
• Kitajima Saburo – Kaero Kana
• Go Hiromi – Go Smile Japan
• SMAP – SMAP AID Kouhaku SP
• Sen Masao – Kitaguni no Haru
• Tohoshinki – Why? (Keep Your Head Down)
• TOKIO – Miageta Ryusei
• Tokunaga Hideaki – Jidai
• AAA – CALL
• Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi – Hitotsu
• Nishida Toshiyuki – Ano Machi ni Umarete
• Hikawa Kiyoshi – Jounetsu no Mariachi
• Hirai Ken – Itoshiki Hibi yo
• FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – Soredemo Shinjiteru
• Fukuyama Masaharu – Kazoku ni Narou yo
• flumpool – Akashi
• Hosokawa Takashi – Nebuta
• Porno Graffitti – One More Time
• Mori Shinichi – Minatomachi Blues
• Yuzu – Hey Wa
• L’Arc~en~Ciel – CHASE

Ashida Mana and Suzuki Fuku will perform “Maru Maru Mori Mori!” together, and Natsukawa Rimi and Akikawa Masafumi will perform “Asu to Iu Hi ga” together.

The performance order will be announced at a later date.

Source:
NHK

Source: Tokyograph

[YuriChan]

Interesting... I would think that Porno Graffitti would perform Yuki no Iro at Kohaku, not One More Time! O.o;

[Zemus]

My guess is that ONE MORE TIME gets the message through better than Yuki no Iro would. Not that I've checked out the lyrics for the latter. The theme is "Let's sing for tomorrow".

NHK has confimed that Lady Gaga will be making a video appearence on Kouhaku. The video (performance + message) will be recorded on the same day as the broadcast, and sent in from New York. Her comment on MUSIC JAPAN today:

Ohayou, this is Lady Gaga.

I'm so excited to be performing, this New Year's Eve, on Kouhaku. Thank you so much for your hospitality over the past years of my career, and for welcoming me into Japan during a very difficult time. I've been so very happy to return and see how colorful and how joyful the spirit is here in Tokyo and all over Japan. I love you and I will see you on New Year's Eve.

Message @ official Kouhaku website:
(translation credit: Tokyohive)

I am looking forward to making an appearance on the Kohaku Uta Gassen on this New Year’s Eve. It is such an honor to be able to appear on the program that has an over 60 years history. Thank you for supporting me ever since I debuted, and even during the hard time of the earthquake.

During my visit to Japan this time, I was very happy to see that Japan was regaining its cheerfulness back. I love you all. I will see you on December 31st.

[Zemus]

62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen tops 2011 TV ratings

The overall viewership ratings for NHK’s 62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen have been announced. In the Kanto region, the first half of the program averaged 35.2%, and the second half averaged 41.6%. In the Kansai region, the ratings were 34.1% and 41.9%, respectively.

By region, Kouhaku had the highest ratings in Niigata (44.2% and 48.9%) and Fukushima (45.7% and 47.5%).

• Kanto – 35.2% – 41.6%
• Kansai – 34.1% – 41.9%
• Nagoya – 41.5% – 46.6%
• Hokubu-Kyushu – 34.7% – 41.1%
• Sapporo – 37.3% – 41.9%
• Sendai – 39.4% – 47.0%
• Hiroshima – 36.3% – 39.0%
• Shizuoka – 42.9% – 45.6%
• Fukushima – 45.7% – 47.5%
• Niigata – 44.2% – 48.9%
• Okayama/Kagawa – 32.1% – 38.6%

The 41.6% rating in the Kanto region surpassed the final episode of the hit drama series “Kaseifu no Mita,” which set the ratings record for 2011 at 40.0% on December 21. This makes Kouhaku the highest rated show for the year.

In recent years, the highest rated show of the year has generally been either Kouhaku or a World Cup soccer match. Kouhaku used to dominate the ratings in the past, but it has gradually declined from 81.4% in 1963 to below 60% in 1986 to around 40% since 2004. The second half of Kouhaku has failed to reach 40% only three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

The 62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen aired from 7:15pm-8:55pm (first half) and 9:00pm-11:45pm (second half) on December 31. For the 6th year in a row, Kouhaku competed with NTV’s “Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!” special, which got ratings of 18.7% and 16.6% for its two halves. Fuji TV’s “Bakusho Sokkuri Monomane Kouhaku Uta Gassen Special” got ratings of 10.5%, 5.7%, and 4.6% for its three portions.

This Kouhaku Uta Gassen finally saw the Red Team win after 6 consecutive losses. A total of 1,040,638 votes were tallied, including the intermediate votes counted halfway through the event. In the final judging, the Red Team received 343,045 votes, while the White Team received 323,767 votes.

Judges voted either by mobile phone, 1seg, digital TV sets, or as part of the actual audience at the event. Although the White Team received more of mobile phone, 1seg, and audience votes, the digital TV viewers favored the Red Team by almost 40,000 votes.

Source: Tokyograph

Totally deserved win by Red Team this year. Was an awesome show.

[Midori-chan]

Originally Posted by Zemus

Totally deserved win by Red Team this year. Was an awesome show.

I couldn't agree more!

And even though I don't really care which team wins in the end, I was cheering for the ladies. I'm so happy that they won...!

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Zemus

Totally deserved win by Red Team this year. Was an awesome show.

Agreed too. Although those ratings were slightlyl down (but I mean not very much), that was quite a bit steady compared to last year.

But I mean this... The girls... I kind of felt disappointed over the past few years - particularly the last two or three - but I think now the next thing is this: the girls need to play consistent, and we need to try to find that "lost luster" to get back on track with the boys...

(what this means: AKB48 might have a good job done, but there needs to be more "holes" to fill up)